Nope, it will be much much less than dipole in almost every direction
except the direction of the wire. There is only so much energy to go
around, and most of it is going in the forward or forward/backward
directions, depending on termination of the wire.

"You cannu break the laws of physics, captain!" - Only a half wave
dipole will act like a half wave dipole.

tom
K0TAR

Richard Clark wrote:
On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 13:28:33 -0600, "John Smith"
wrote:
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Hi John,

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There are sooooo many lobes you are bound to see at least dipole
performance in any direction.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC